Staves (skill tree)

This article is about a skill tree. For the corresponding weapon class, see Staves.

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This page shows all Staff skills.

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Avoid getting surrounded by staying on the move, dazing foes with unexpected strikes

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Main focus:
Mobility, Crowd Control, Survivability

Crit Effect:
Cleave through 3 tiles Replenish 10% Max Energy

Skill List

Skill	Basic Stats	Description	Passive bonus	Hidden bonus
Treatise I
Hail of Blows	Type: Target Object Range: 1 Energy: 10 Cooldown: 12 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Willpower, Perception - Requires a staff	Delivers two strikes with -20% Damage and +40% Stagger Chance. The first strike gains +35% Energy Drain and the second strike gains +40% Daze Chance. If both strikes connect, delivers a third strike with -30% Damage and +55% Knockback Chance.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree	Hidden bonus: For first 2 hits: -100% Knockback Chance
Step Aside!	Type: Target Object Range: 3 Energy: 12 Cooldown: 16 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Perception - Requires a staff	Rushes towards the target to deliver a strike to all adjacent enemies with +10% Damage and +70% Knockback Chance. Reduces active Cooldowns for this ability tree by 1 for each inflicted Knockback.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree
Destabilizing Hits	- Requires a staff	Staggering or Knocking enemies back with staff attacks applies them with +20% Damage Taken for 4 turns. This effect stacks up to 3 times.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree +5% Knockback Chance +5% Stagger Chance
Battle Trance	- Requires a staff	Critical hits with staves reduce all Active Cooldowns by 1 turn and replenish 10% Max Energy.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree +5% Crit Chance +5 Max Energy
Treatise II
Unwavering Stance	Type: No Target Energy: 10 Cooldown: 10 - Requires a staff	Stance skill. Activates the following effect for 6 turns: -5% Damage Taken +15% Counter Chance +10% Block Chance +15% Block Power Recovery +15% Knockback Chance Every 3rd attack gains +100% Crit Chance. Using this ability tree's skills grants 1 stack of the effect (up to 4 stacks). Basic staff attacks prolong the duration of the effect by 1 turn (up to 15 turns), but decreases its number of stacks by 1.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree
Triumph	- Requires a staff	Killing enemies with staves grants +15% Crit Chance and +15% Miracle Chance for 10 turns. This effect stacks up to 3 times.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree +10% Weapon Damage +15% Crit Efficiency
Now or Never	- Requires a staff	Successfully dodging and blocking attacks with a staff grants +25% Counter Chance and +25% Stagger Chance for 5 turn. This effects stacks up to 3 times.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree +10% Block Chance +10% Block Power Recovery
Treatise III
Peacemaker	Type: Target Tile Range: 1 Energy: 16 Cooldown: 16 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Perception - Requires a staff	Delivers a strike to all adjacent enemies with -10% Damage, +55% Stagger Chance, and +70% Daze Chance, then Retreats to a chosen tile without triggering attacks of opportunity. Grants -25% Abilities Energy Cost for 5 turns for each affected enemy.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree

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